Zacharias

American  

[zak-uh-rahy-uhs] / ˌzæk əˈraɪ əs /

noun

1. Douay Bible. Zechariah.

2. Saint. Also died 752, Greek ecclesiastic, born in Italy: pope 741–752.

3. Zachariah.

4. a male given name, form of Zachariah.

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Zacharias British  

/ ˈzækərɪ, ˌzækəˈraɪə, ˌzækəˈraɪəs /

noun

1. New Testament John the Baptist's father, who underwent a temporary period of dumbness for his lack of faith (Luke 1)

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Example Sentences

Rembrandt's Vision of Zacharias in the Temple, from 1633, was excluded from a list of the Dutch master's works in 1960, and disappeared after being sold to a private collector the following year.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

From July 2017 to February 2021, he funneled tens of thousands of dollars in donations to his campaign committee back to himself through his mother, Dora Asghari, and friend Zacharias Diamantides-Abel, prosecutors said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

They described 19-year-old Zacharias Atkinson, also known as Puddy, as having "lived every moment to the fullest" after he was fatally injured at a privately-owned dockyard site in Bootle, Merseyside, on Wednesday afternoon.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

The video, taken by witness Harrison Pessy, has drawn a lot of interest from news outlets and social media channels, and Zacharias said she hoped that would help police solve the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2024

This effectively stopped Zacharias wondering loudly whether the two Weasleys were only there because Harry liked them, and he started on Peakes and Coote instead.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling